Mary M McNutt

and longtime residents. Mary McNutt passed away

on May 1, 2021, at her home in Estes Park. Mary

was born in 1923 in Lincoln, NE. Her lifelong love

of Estes Park and the Rocky Mountains began as a

young child at the YMCA of the Rockies where her

family spent their summers horseback riding, hiking

and going on picnics.

Mary graduated from Lincoln High School and attended the University

of Nebraska. There, she met her husband, Robert McNutt, of

Colby, Kansas. They were married just before Bob was sent to Europe

during WWII. After the war, Mary and Bob settled in Lincoln

where their four children were born. Summers were always spent in

Estes Park, and in 1948 their beloved family cabin was purchased

near Meeker Park.

Mary completed her college education in 1961 at Colorado State

College in Greeley, earning her Bachelor’s degree in elementary education.

She taught third grade in the Estes Park school system for

several years.

Mary and Bob eventually moved to California where Bob was a

professor of business law at California State University in Northridge.

After his retirement from teaching, they moved to Colby, Kansas.

When Bob passed away in 1990, Mary purchased her home in Estes

Park. She spent all of her summers there until finally moving to Estes

Park permanently in 2015.

Mary will always be remembered for her love of hiking in the Colorado

mountains, her love for all animals, and her kind, loving and

generous spirit. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

Mary was preceded in death by her husband and her son, Thomas

McNutt. She is survived by her daughter, Jeri (Jerry) Peirce of Grand

Lake, CO; her son, Fred (Jeannie) McNutt of Tarzana, CA; her son,

Dan McNutt, of Dolores, CO; five grandchildren; and nine greatgrandchildren.

Donations in Mary’s name may be made to the Estes Valley Land

Trust, PO Box 663, Estes Park, CO 80517. Mary was a longtime

member and supported their work protecting open space and wildlife

habitat in the Estes Valley.